Ducote v. State

Full title: RONALD DUCOTE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Ninth District, Beaumont

Date published: Oct 29, 2009

Nos. 09-08-00330-CV, 09-08-00331-CV (Tex. App. Oct. 29, 2009)

Opinion

Nos. 09-08-00330-CV, 09-08-00331-CV

Submitted on October 15, 2009.

Opinion Delivered October 29, 2009.

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Jefferson County, Texas, Trial Cause Nos. 96212 (5490) and 97417 (5491).

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., GAULTNEY and HORTON, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

Appellant Ronald Ducote, doing business as a bail bondsman, filed notices of appeal in this bond forfeiture proceeding but failed to file briefs. On August 3, 2009, we notified the parties that briefs had not been filed and warned that failure to file briefs could result in dismissal of the appeals for want of prosecution. Ducote did not request additional time and failed to file briefs. On September 24, 2009, we notified the parties that the appeals would be submitted to the Court without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8. In the absence of briefs assigning error for appellate review, we dismiss the appeals for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).

APPEALS DISMISSED.